Pran honoured with Phalke award

Veteran character actor Pran received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for lifetime service to cinema from information and broadcasting minister Manish Tewari Friday at his home in Union Park, Bandra.

Veteran character actor Pran received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for lifetime service to cinema from information and broadcasting minister Manish Tewari Friday at his home in Union Park, Bandra. (PTI/Santosh Hirlekar)

Veteran character actor Pran received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for lifetime service to cinema from information and broadcasting minister Manish Tewari Friday at his home in Union Park, Bandra. (PTI/Santosh Hirlekar)

In a respectful gesture, Tewari flew down to Mumbai today to present the award. The 93-year-old actor, whose full name is Pran Kishan Sikand, is ill and had been unable to travel to New Delhi for the National Film Awards function held May 3.

In a respectful gesture, Tewari flew down to Mumbai today to present the award. The 93-year-old actor, whose full name is Pran Kishan Sikand, is ill and had been unable to travel to New Delhi for the National Film Awards function held May 3. (PTI/Santosh Hirlekar)

In a respectful gesture, Tewari flew down to Mumbai today to present the award. The 93-year-old actor, whose full name is Pran Kishan Sikand, is ill and had been unable to travel to New Delhi for the National Film Awards function held May 3. (PTI/Santosh Hirlekar)